Can I give you some advice?
Key sentences
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| Do you mind if I give you some advice? |
Sure, go ahead.
Sure, what is it? |
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| It's about (noun or gerund). |
Mhm? |
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| Maybe you should (verb). |
Thanks for the advice. I'll try that.
Thanks, but I'm not so sure. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
It's about (noun or gerund).
| noun or gerund |
sentence |
| getting to work |
It's about getting to work. |
| your driving |
It's about your driving. |
| the soup |
It's about the soup. |
| how you eat |
It's about how you eat. |
Maybe you should (verb).
| verb |
sentence |
| take an earlier train |
Maybe you should take an earlier train. |
| drive more slowly |
Maybe you should drive more slowly. |
| use less salt |
Maybe you should use less salt. |
| not skip breakfast |
Maybe you should not skip breakfast. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| Do you mind if I give you some advice? |
Sure, go ahead. |
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| It's about (getting to work). |
Mhm? |
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| Maybe you should (take an earlier train). |
Thanks for the advice. I'll try that. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
|
Do you mind if I give you some advice? |
Sure, go ahead. |
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| It's about .... |
Mhm? |
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
| Maybe you should .... |
Thanks for the advice. I'll try that. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Giving advice |
Accepting or Rejecting Advice |
Imagine your partner is you friend and has one of these problems and give some advice:
- bad driver
- always late
- bad cook
- forgetful
|
Accept or reject their advice. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |